Requires sanctuary jurisdictions (those limiting cooperation with federal immigration authorities on status info or detainers) to return certain past federal funds, so increases the cost of maintaining sanctuary policies and thereby expands immigration enforcement.
Any political subdivision of a State shall return any Federal funds not obligated that were received during any period in which that political subdivision was a political subdivision of a State described in subsection (b).
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Immigration enforcementstate federal cooperationAI label
Defines sanctuary jurisdictions as those prohibiting or restricting sharing of immigration status information or compliance with DHS detainer/notice requests, and penalizes them by requiring return of federal funds, so expands state and local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
has in effect a statute, ordinance, policy, or practice that prohibits or restricts any government entity or official from-- (1) sending, receiving, maintaining, or exchanging with any Federal, State, or local government entity information regarding the citizenship or immigration status (lawful or unlawful) of any individual; or (2) complying with a request lawfully made by the Department of Homeland Security under section 236 or 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226 and 1357) to comply with a detainer for, or notify about the release of, an individual.
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2025-06-06: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill penalizes jurisdictions with sanctuary policies that limit information-sharing or detainer compliance on immigration matters by requiring them to return certain federal funds received in the prior five fiscal years (with a grace period to come into compliance). This directly addresses sanctuary policies and state-federal cooperation in immigration enforcement, expanding enforcement by raising the cost of non-cooperation. No provisions address firearms, transgender issues, or abortion.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-06-06
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.